A resolution approving an application for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Joint Adult Drug Court Solicitation to Enhance Services, Coordination, and Treatment Grant from the United States Department of Justice to The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (BJA-2011-3021).

WHEREAS, the United States Department of Justice is accepting applications for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Joint Adult Drug Court Solicitation to Enhance Services, Coordination, and Treatment Grant with an award of $1,275,000.00 with no cash match required; and,

WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Government is eligible to participate in this grant program; and,

WHEREAS, it is to the benefit of the citizens of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County that this grant application be approved and submitted.

NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT OF NASHVILLE AND DAVIDSON COUNTY:

Section 1. That the Metropolitan Government’s application for the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) Joint Adult Drug Court Solicitation to Enhance Services, Coordination, and Treatment Grant, with an award of $1,275,000.00, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved, and the Davidson County State Trial Courts are authorized to submit said application to the United States Department of Justice.

Section 2. That this resolution shall take effect from and after its adoption, the welfare of The Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County requiring it.